Police have warned that they will crush planned protests by opposition politicians led by Dr. Kizza Besigye’s new pressure group, the People’s Front for Transition and other politicians from the National Unity Platform.
In a statement, police say they have got wind of plans to hold countrywide protests that they said will kick off on Monday allegedly over the continued detention of opposition MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana.
Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said the intelligence reveals how NUP has mobilized its political leaders at various levels from Members of Parliament, Councilors and other local actors of violence, to hold riots and political demonstrations, over the lawful remand of the two opposition mps.
On the other hand, Enanga says the Peoples Front for Transition, has through their leader, Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye, called for all forceful means to take over a legitimate government.
The police spokesperson however warned that security can’t allow such “violent” riots to continue owing to what happened in November last year where over 50 people died and property worth millions of shillings was lost.
Enanga described as unfortunate, the plans by opposition politicians to incite the public into violence and acts related to looting, destruction and vandalism as the only ticket to political ticket and relevance in Uganda.
He revealed that so far four National Unity Platform supporters have been arrested in Kasese over the same for inciting violence and involvement in subversive activities and currently detained in Kasese.
